UK Gets A Verbal From 8th Grader

[Baseballguy]

Also some rumors swirling that there is a silent verbal that can't be released yet...

 

 

For what class GT?

[NHS BIG DADDY]

Derrick Favors?

 

That would be insane if true.

[MBWC41]

That would be insane if true.

 

Favors would be awesome.

 

I think it may be Hood though. He named us his leader in an interview a few days ago and also said he would like to make a decision soon.

 

Either one would be fine with me:thumb:

[UKPat02]

The odds of this holding up are not great. This is unprecedented, but definitly not a likely situation!

 

Hasn't Tim Floyd gotten a couple commits from middle schoolers at USC?

[bellalumni40]

I read nothing into this. I doubt (and hope) that an offer was not extended from BCG. That would just be stupid.

[NineOh]

Hasn't Tim Floyd gotten a couple commits from middle schoolers at USC?

 

Yes.

[LCPATS]

This is an odd recruiting story. According to Rivals. BCG watched the kid play, by accident, one time at an event here recently. He told the kids father he liked his game. The kids father then called BCG and BCG offered the scholarship to the kid on the phone.

 

The odd that this kid ever steps foot on UK's campus are very slim. He is 13 or 14 years old, and college is way...way... far away.

 

BCG is recruiting for the future, it just seems he is taking too many early commitments. This week alone he has took a high school freshman and a middle schooler. Sometimes these kids don't develop anymore, and the verbal commitment of them could keep other prospects from being interested.

 

Isn't the kid who verballed to UK a week or two after BCG decommiting.

 

One thing about, like it or not he is at least spreading the word and getting in with these kids.

[UKPat02]

While I think there's about a 40% chance he ever suits up for UK, I think this is great news for the program. Looks like UK is back on the recruiting map.

[mobaar]

Isn't the kid who verballed to UK a week or two after BCG decommiting.

 

GJ Vilarino. And no, he's not decommiting (at this point).

[UKPat02]

GJ Vilarino. And no, he's not decommiting (at this point).

 

I still wonder whether or not BCG was just using Vilarino to get the recruiting ball rolling.

[letabrotherspeak]

Exposure and image...

BCG went to work on 2010 class. As Mike DeCoursey mentioned in the Sporting News, the recruiting game is changing. Ferguson said it was too late for IU to get in on him...too late?

UK's 2010 class will be off the hook if they get two more verbals from kids that I am hearing about that may very well verbal soon.

 

I believe that Jon Hood is the next verbal, they are alluding too.

[UKPat02]

“In terms of basketball programs, they don’t get better than Kentucky,” Howard said. “In terms of basketball towns, they don’t get better than Lexington.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2008/05/eighth-grader-m.html

[bellalumni40]

This is an odd recruiting story. According to Rivals. BCG watched the kid play, by accident, one time at an event here recently. He told the kids father he liked his game. The kids father then called BCG and BCG offered the scholarship to the kid on the phone.

 

The odd that this kid ever steps foot on UK's campus are very slim. He is 13 or 14 years old, and college is way...way... far away.

 

BCG is recruiting for the future, it just seems he is taking too many early commitments. This week alone he has took a high school freshman and a middle schooler. Sometimes these kids don't develop anymore, and the verbal commitment of them could keep other prospects from being interested.

 

Isn't the kid who verballed to UK a week or two after BCG decommiting.

 

One thing about, like it or not he is at least spreading the word and getting in with these kids.

 

He took a sophomore this week. I am not aware of any freshman he has taken.

[bellalumni40]

While I think there's about a 40% chance he ever suits up for UK, I think this is great news for the program. Looks like UK is back on the recruiting map.

 

How did you come up with that percentage?

[UKPat02]

How did you come up with that percentage?

 

68% of all stats are made up on the spot, my friend.